Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 18:57:11 -0600 (CST) From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, lesliel@concentric.net, "Hr.Ladavac" <lada@ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at> Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux Message-ID: <XFMail.961104190139.dkelly@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.961104170008.4804A-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
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On 23:04:06 Tim Vanderhoek wrote: >>On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Hr.Ladavac wrote: > >> Unlike Win95, you practically *have* to write a login script, but it's >> just as easy as with Windows. I had no problems so far, and the daemon >> dials in automatically as soon as you connect, etc. > >Unless you don't mind manually dialling-in everytime. I'm not comfortable >with the idea of automatic on-demand dialing so I've never bothered to >learn more than `term' `show route', and `add * ffff 7.7.7.7'... Yeah, that's *me* alright. Not comfortable with auto dial-out, especially when this machine is also connected to the local amateur radio network. :-) While its easy enough to prevent auto dial-out with my external modem simply by turning it off, I still use pppd, and connect up manually with kermit. Still type "atdt 555-xxxx" also. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@tomcat1.tbe.com (wk), dkelly@hiwaay.net (hm) ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.
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